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New Orleans Sports News and Rumors

Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest ever to reach 30,000 career points (VIDEO)

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

Los Angeles Lakers mega-star Kobe Bryant now has another NBA record to his name. With 1:17 left in the first half of Wednesday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets, Kobe cut through the lane and scored over center Robin Lopez to score the 30,000…

nba.com

NBA Commissioner David Stern says the New Orleans Hornets have yet to file required paperwork with the league to change the team's name.

ESPN.com

Coming off the first five-interception game of his career, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees said he isn’t suddenly going to change his mentality. “You stay aggressive,’’ Brees told the New Orleans media Wednesday. “You stay confident. If you d…

Larry Holder, nola.com

Will Smith was pleased he could face his accusers in Saints bounty appeals hearings

Nakia Hogan, nola.com

Brees says recent spat of interceptions won't leave him cautious

Larry Holder, nola.com

Some Saints players don't think renaming New Orleans Hornets as Pelicans is a good idea

Larry Holder, nola.com

DE Junior Galette practices fully for the first time in nearly a month

Larry Holder, nola.com

There always seems to be so questions surrounding the New Orleans Saints whether it's on the field or off it. So drop me a question in the comments section and I'll answer as many as I can leading up to...

Rachel Whittaker, nola.com

Saints on two-game slide; Giants have lost three of four

grantland.com

In Wednesday's sports-nickname news, it looks as if the New Orleans Hornets are changing their name — to the New Orleans Pelicans. Finally. My...